Hotel Villa das Mangas Maputo

... better as we got to Mozambique. The border (172 Rand for the visa) was fine but it took a bit longer for Marek and me so we were the last ones to get back on the bus.<br><br>A guy called Nando was speaking to us during the journey and was very helpful once we arrived in Maputo. He helped me get a cab, at the right price, so I could also get some cash out. <br><br>Arriving in Maputo was quite an experience, I really got a feel of Africa this time, it was absolutely ...

... mention Johnny Clegg in the same breath with Dylan and the Doors. I myself twice got mistaken for someone else, once the immigrant New York Jew, once the European long-distance bicyclist. <br><br>And there are Spaniards out the wazoo, this apparently being their African connection since they can do better linguistically here, I guess. They just speak Spanish and try to understand the Hispanicized Portuguese that comes in response ...

... weghardloop het nie? Die Mr Bean opvo**ings is ke** op ke** 'n reuse treff** by die gehoor wat skatt** lag as die gordyn in die bosteat** aan Tofo se West End sak. Dit is te begrype dat ons vriend in sy rou die humor van die saak miskyk en nie saam lag nie. Die gehoor skud hulle koppe om aan te dui dat hulle nie heeltemal sek** is wat Phillip wil hê nie, gee **kenning vir die goeie stuk v**maak en v**skoon hulself dan beleefd voor hulle we** die byl oor die skou** swaai, of die ...

... custo de cerca de 150 dolares (nao lembro do valor preciso), convertido em moeda local. Parece um valor pequeno, mas para a realidade local somos "ricos". Recebemos, se nao estou enganado, cerca de 3 vezes o salario minimo local. Somando isso ao fato de que temos onde morar e nao pagamos contas de agua ou luz, da para se acreditar que nao vamos precisar de mais do que essa "ajuda de custos". Enquanto esperavamos para saber quando iriamos sair rumo aos projetos, aproveitamos para ...

... Jan Anders, j's dad, piled us into his tiny car. I mentioned how Maputo is like Beijing in that toilet paper is an unknown concept and suddenly I had a brand spanking new roll of scottex (with cute baby blue imprints of a retriever) on my lap which Jan Anders had whipped out (kinda like the warner bros cartoon characters hammers that come out of previously non existent pockets) and flung back onto the back seat for me with a chuckle. Inane comment, perhaps...but it'll stick ...

... buddy of the next leg of the journey. Nelson couldn't be sure he was givin me the whole picture, but it pretty much means tour. Hmm, sweet, but if Air Kenya thinks that flight was anything approaching a tour, we should have words! Anyway, Nelson was my cubicle genoet (for the English among you, cubicle buddy) from Nairobi to Maputo. Now, I struggled at Nairobi a little when my gate read "Harare". Zimbabwe? Nee Nee...Ik wil graag naar Maputo. Ah...it appears I ...

... jars of peanut butter (which makes you want to puke when you watch it). Met an Aussie, Andy, who has offered to show us around Perth when we reach it. Very unlucky guy - got smashed and lost his wallet. Was waiting on a money transfer to reach him via Western Union but his mate entrusted with this task keeps forgetting so he's stuck for a while. Couldn't help thinking who would I pick....no not you Aldo.

Spent three crazy days in Maputo. The city is far from safe but I did not encounter problems until i ventured into a bar that apparently was a little ...

... took the slow, government-run one. When we got there, we ate disgusting food. And it was rainy all day. We sat under a leaky roof and stayed (mostly) dry. Even though the day was pretty miserable, we had a good time laughing about it, even as the ridiculous events were unfolding. On our last night in Maputo, we stayed up all night in our hostel talking politics to some South Africans from Jo'burg. We'd ...

... que aquilo havia acontecido comigo no primeiro dia de evangelismo no campus. Ele se desculpou e começou a passar a mão no meu rosto limpando a saliva. Começamos a conversar e Macucule contou do seu descontentamento com Deus e suas dificuldades de comunicação com o Senhor. Ele parecia muito confuso. Então eu perguntei: Macucule, como é o seu relacionamento com Deus? Ele respondeu: bem eu vou até a igreja e lá recebo os elementos necessários ...